An MP on the Commons' Health Committee has criticised a report by his colleagues on aspects of the National Programme for IT (NPfIT). He said the report of the Health Committee on the Electronic Patient Record - a central part of the NPFIT - was "very weak and a golden opportunity missed".
The Law Society of Scotland, the governing body for Scottish solicitors, has implemented e-mail management services to cut e-mail volumes and provide additional protection from spam and viruses.
In the second part of our security special video, ComputerWeekly.com blogger and security expert David Lacey interviews Standard Chartered Bank's John Meakin.
Meakin is group head of information security at Standard Chartered and agreed to be interviewed at its head office in the City of London.
Consumers shrugged off worries about identity theft and security to push online retail sales to a record £4.2bn , taking a15% share of total retail sales, in July.
Chief information security officers (CISOs) need business and communication skills if they are to defend corporate systems effectively, according to IT security leaders interviewed for a Computer Weekly videocast.
Risk management has traditionally been considered the concern of the finance department, but regulatory requirements and an increasing number of risk-based standards are pushing IT directors to consider the issue as well.